Railway-crossing



; Il'NIrEDN STATES PATENT EBIC. l

MABION WALLACE AND JACOB B. BOHBEB, OE CAMBRIDGE CITY, INDIANA, A

SAID WALLACK ASSICNOE OF ONE-HALE HIS EIGHT To BENJAMIN ESIIEL-` MAN, OEEAST GEBMANTOWN, INDIANA.

RAlLWAY-CROSSING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 295,844, dated March25, 1884.

Application filed November 16,1833.f (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it' may concern:

Be it known that we, MARION WALLACK and JACOB B. BOHRER, of CambridgeCity, in the county of Wayne and State of Indiana, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Railway-Crossings; and we do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to IO which itapperta-ins to make and use the same. Our invention relates to animprovement in railway-crossings, the object being to provide meanswhereby the necessity of cutting the rails of the maintrack Shall beobviated, I 5 and whereby the use of all guard-rails shall be avoided;and with these ends inview our invention consists in certain details ofconstruction and combinations of parts, as will be hereinafterdescribed, and pointed out in the 2O claims.'

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is `afplan view of our 'improvedcrossing, the main track being open or unobstructed. Fig. 2 is asectional view with the siding in its un- 2 5 obstructed position. Fig.3 is a detached view of the pivoted portion of the side rail. Fig. 4 isa detached View of the block or rest.

A A represent the rails of the main track, and B B the rails of thesiding.

l C lrepresents the movable portion of the side rails, being secured toa block of iron, a, or other suitable` material, which latter ispivotedto a tie, D, and allows the portion C to be moved in a positionparallel, o r nearly so, with the rails A. The pivoted portion C israised a short distance above the rails A, the web and base of'thesamebeing cutaway from the point b, where it comes in contact with rail A,the remaining tread of the rail resting Ao on the track A, and extendingto the stationary rail B, the flanges of the wheels inpassing over thesiding by these means being prevent'- ed from coming in contact with'therails A.

E represents a block or rest, the top of which is on a line with thetread of the rail A, and is adapted to support the end of the pivotedrail G when the siding is in position for travel. This block E issituated against the rail A, and at the end of the rail B, and isprovided on its upper face with a groove, 5o F, for the'passage of theilanges of the carwheels passing over the rails A, the upper face beingalso provided with a pivoted Spring actuated cap, G, which iits againstthe end of the rail B, and is provided with the downward-inclined facec, said cap being adapted to keep the upper bearing-face of the blockfree from obstructions, which might prevent the end of the pivoted railC from assuming its proper Vposition in relation to the station ary railB. When the pivoted portion C of the rail' B is moved in position fortravel over the siding, the end of the railC strikes the free end of thecap G, and moves the same around, the said latter being pivotallysecured to the block at d, the cap assuming its normal position when therail C is removed from contact therewith.

To the free end of the pivoted portion C is secured a bent metal plate,I-I, the upper portion of which is bent out to conform to the shape ofthe tread of the rail A, and the side of which is also bent to adapt 'itto the shape of the web and base of said railV A, the lower portion ofthe plate being bent parallel with and adapted to bear on the plate I,secured to the ties. Vhen the pivoted section Gis in line with the railB, the said plate H rests on and against the rail A, and assists inkeeping said section G in proper position. To the lower portion of thisplate II is secured the rodior lever K, by which the device is operated.v

It will now be seenV that by our improved device the main rails are leftsolid, and the necessity of guard-rails entirely avoided.

Our invention is simple and economical in construction, is of few parts,and is durable and efficient in use.

Having fully described our invention, what 9o we claim as new, anddesire to Secure by Let-- ters Patent, is,-

1. The combination, with the rails A A, of the rails B B, the pivotedVsection C, con- Structed as described, and the plate H, bent 95 i toconform to the shape of "the rail A, and

adapted to retain said pvoted section in po- 1 specieaton in thepresence of two subseribston thereon, substantially as set forth. ingWitnesses.

2. The combination with the rails B B of t, f a pivoted sectionconnecting the ends of one 4 )L 5 of the rails B, and the block or restE, prg)4 vided with a spring-actuated cap, su bstztntally NVt messes:

as set forth. SAM B. FISHER,

In testimony whereof we have signed this BENJAMIN ESHELMAN.

